Ditching-machine



(No Model.) 7

G. W. & E. JBSCHKB.

. DITGHING MACHINE.

No. 526,864; 4 Patented Oct. 2,1894,

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES W. JESOHKE AND EDWARD J ESOHKE, OF VICKERY, OHIO.

,DlTCHlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,864, dated October2, 1894.

Application fil March 19 1894. Serialllo. 604,218. (No inodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. J ESQHKE and EDWARD J ESOHKE, citizensof the United States, residing at Vickery, in the county of Sandusky andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDitching-Machin es; and We do declare the following to be afull, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in ditching plows or machines,or a machine iolr making ditches to receive a series of drain Theobjects of our invention are to provide a machine which can be quicklyand easily adjusted to regulate the depth of the ditch,

and also one that can be accurately guided, or made to run in a verysmall space.

With these objects in View our invention consists in the peculiarconstruction of the several parts and their novel combination orarrangement as will be more fully hereinafter described, illustrated inthe drawings and particularly pointed out in the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings forming a part of this specifications Figure l is a topplan view. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View, and Fig. 3 is a verticallongitudinal section.

In carrying out our invention we employ a wedge shaped body portion Acomposed of the side boards B, B, said side boards being shaped like themold boards of a plow and adapted to turn the earth away from the bodyproper. At the forward end of said bodyA is'pivoted a point 0, saidpoint being adjusted vertically by means of a screw 0 operated by thehand wheel 0', said screw passing through a threaded arm 0 attached tothe forward upper end of the bodyAso that by turning the hand wheel thepoint C is either raised or lowered, as desired. D indicates a clevis ofany approved construction, and a short distance back of the hand wheel 0is arranged a drivers seat E.

The forward end of the bodyA is supported by a gage wheel F which isjournaled between the arms G, G, attached to a lever H, the forward endof said lever being connected to the body near its forward end, whilethe rear end of the lever extends toward the rear end of the machine.The'axle f of the gage wheel works in the slotted guide plates f',f,

attached to the inner sides of the mold boards,

so that the wheel F always has a definite and uniform adjustment.

The rear end of the machine is supportedby the wheels I, I, journaledupon the outer ends of the axles K, K, said axles being pivoted neartheir inner ends to a cross piece L connecting the Sideboards B, B. Theinner ends of the axles K, K, are provided with the toothed segments M,M, and between them is journaled ashaftNcarrying a gear N which engageswith the segments, and as this shaft is revolved by the hand wheel Nthe'axles K, K, and consequently the wheels I, I, will be moved inopposite directions, so that the steering of the device can be easilyaccomplished. m, m, indicate rest plates upon which the ends of theaxles move.

A platform 0 is arranged between the side boards B, B, at their rearends, said platform being adapted to carry the drain tiles, and at therear end of the sameis arranged a seat 0. At the forward end of thisplatform is pivoted a scoop P by means of which the ditch or trench isscooped out or deepened, said scoop having a handle or lever P rigidlyconnected thereto, and by means of which the scoop can be raised orlowered to any desired angle. To lock the scoop in any desired adjustment we employ the toothed segment P and hand lever P adapted toengage therewith. Just to the rear of the scoop P and beneath theplatform 0 is arranged a mold board Q the purpose of which is to receiveand throw to one side the earth excavated by the scoop.

R indicates a gage standard by means of which the angle of the scoop canbe determined and adjusted.

Now in operation the draft is attached to the clevis, and the point 0having been adj usted the machine is ready for operation, and as itmoves forward the scoop coming in contact with the ground leveled by themain body, a ditch or trench will be formed into which tile can be laidfrom the rear platform. The plow point can be raised or lowered asdesired, and by raising orlowering the lever H, the gage wheel F israised or lowered and the depth of the furrow regulated. The scoop isalso adjustable and all earth excavated will be thrown to one side bythe mold plow Q to the rear thereof. By means of the hand wheel, gearand sectional axle provided with toothed segments, the machine can beused in a very small space.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. The combinationwith the wedge-shape body, of the adjustable point and means foroperating the same, the adjustable gagewheel and operating lever, theadjustable scoop and lever, the mold-plow behind the scoop, andthe-sectional axles and steering gear connected therewith, as set forth.

2. The combination with the wedge-shape body of the point C, screw 0,wheel 0' and nut 0 the gage-wheel F journaled in the slotted plates f,f, the arms and lever H, the adjustable scoop and means for regulatingthe same, and a mold-board plow arranged directly in the rear of thescoop and adapted to receive the dirt therefrom and carry it to oneside, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we atfix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES W. J ESOHKE. EDWARD J ESOHKE. Witnesses:

A. V. BAUMANN, MAGGIE KEEFE.

